Benjamín Naishtat (born 1986) is an Argentine film director and screenwriter.
His debut feature film History of Fear (Historia del miedo) premiered in 2014 at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.Peter Debruge, "Berlin Film Review: ‘History of Fear’". Variety, February 9, 2014.
He followed up with The Movement (El movimiento), which premiered at the 68th Locarno Film Festival in 2015."El director Benjamín Naishtat compite en “El movimiento” en el Festival de Cine de Locarno". Télam, August 3, 2015.
In 2018 his film Rojo premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.Norman Wilner, "TIFF 2018: Nicole Kidman, Elisabeth Moss films to compete for Platform Prize". Now, August 8, 2018. The film, about the months leading up to the 1976 Argentine coup d'état,Manohla Dargis, "‘Rojo’ Review: Who Is Guilty When Dictatorship Creeps In?". The New York Times, July 11, 2019. won awards from the San Sebastián International Film Festival,"Benjamín Naishtat's ROJO Wins Three Top Prizes at San Sebastian". Cinema Tropical, September 30, 2018. the Argentine Film Critics Association,"Premios Cóndor de Plata 2019: “El Ángel” fue la gran ganadora de la 67ª edición". Otro Cine, August 27, 2019. and the Premios Sur."Premios Sur: "Rojo", de Benjamín Naishtat, fue la gran ganadora". Clarín, September 23, 2019.
Puan, co-directed with María Alché, premiered at the 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival in 2023.Julia Olmo, "Review: Puan". Cineuropa, September 27, 2023.
His newest film, Glaxo, is slated to premiere at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival.Etan Vlessing, "Toronto: Cate Blanchett, Margaret Qualley, Naomi Watts Films to Get World Premieres". The Hollywood Reporter, July 16, 2026.
Filmography History of Fear (Historia del miedo) - 2014 The Movement (El movimiento) - 2015 Rojo - 2018 Puan - 2023 Glaxo -2026
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